Correlation is not causation. OK, it's good to have a lecturer with real-world expertise in the subject they are teaching. And research does count. You want a

Correlation is not causation. OK, it's good to have a lecturer with real-world expertise in the subject they are teaching. And research does count. You want a lecturer with the skills needed to publish, but the push towards more research can just result in lecturers spending more time gaming research metrics, which has little impact on teaching quality.